Mindful Leadership for the 21st Century

As leaders in an organization, we are charged with the responsibility of creating environments in which our colleagues and teams are nurtured and energized, our organizations innovate and flourish and the relationship with our consumers/clients/ patients/customers is built on a foundation of mutual trust and satisfaction.

This is quite a complex assignment in a world and global economy that measures time in internet seconds, is increasingly interdependent and relational, and dedicates little or no time toward the development of presence and insight in its leaders. This retreat is an opportunity for leaders to experientially explore mindful leadership training as a systematic discipline that cultivates our innate ability to be focused, clear, creative and compassionate. Organizational leaders suggest that mindful leadership training and practice has assisted them in learning to:

• Direct and sustain attention,
• Become less reactive,
• See past their filters and conditioning,
• Feel more connected to those around them,
• “Catch” emerging insights and innovative ideas, and deliberately stop – often in the midst of fast-paced, highly charged situations – and ask themselves the question, “What is called for now?” rather than falling back on habitual patterns and habits.

Join Janice Marturano at the beautiful Menla Retreat Center to experience your mindful leadership journey through meditations, leadership reflections and small group dialogue.This intensive 5-day retreat, taught for more than 15 years, provides an opportunity for leaders to learn about, and more importantly, to experience mindfulness and mindful leadership training. The spaces available for this retreat are very limited so please reserve your space as quickly as possible. Price for tuition, room and board range from $1,896 to $2,400 depending on the accommodations chosen.

Schedule

Wednesday, November 4th

• 3 – 6pm Check-in
• 6pm Dinner
• 7:30pm Evening Session: Introductions and Overview

Thursday, November 5th

• 8 – 9am Breakfast
• 9am – 12pm Morning Session: Mindfulness, Mindful Leadership and Leadership Excellence
• 12:30 – 1:30pm Lunch
• 1:30 – 3pm Free Time/Meditation/Reflection
• 3 – 5pm Afternoon Session: Mindful Communication and Resiliency Mindfulness Qualities
• 6 – 7pm Dinner
• 7:30 – 9pm Evening Session: Purposeful Pauses-at Home and at Work

Friday, November 6th

• 7:30 – 8am Early Practice Session
• 8am Breakfast
• 9am Morning Session: Calendar-making Conscious Choices & Understanding your Filters and Biases
• 12:30 – 1:30pm Lunch
• 1:30 – 3pm Free Time/Meditation/Reflection
• 3 – 5pm Afternoon Session: Leadership Inquiry, My Principles & Meditation Practices, Thoughts and Emotions
• 6 – 7pm Dinner
• 7:30 – 9pm Evening Session

Saturday, November 7th

• 7:30 – 8am Early Practice Session
• 8 – 9am Breakfast
• 9am – 12pm Morning Session: Inspirational leadership
• 12:30- 1:30pm Lunch
• 1:30 – 3pm Free Time/Meditation/Reflection
• 3 – 5pm Afternoon Session: Resilience-barriers and Gateways
• 6 – 7pm Dinner
• 7:30 – 9pm Evening Session

Sunday, April 26th

• 7 – 11am Check-out of Rooms
• 7:30 – 8am Early Practice Session
• 8 – 9am Breakfast
• 9 – 11:30am Final Session: Going forward, Closing
• 12:30 – 1:30pm Lunch and Departure

*Please note that this schedule is subject to change